rattan
/ræˈtæn/noun
1
- mass noun the thin pliable stems of a palm, used to make furniture（做家具用的）藤茎。
1.1
- count noun a length of such a stem used as a walking stick藤杖长度。
2
- the tropical Old World climbing palm which yields this product, with long, spiny, jointed stems省藤, 白藤, 藤。
2.1
- Genus Calamus, family Palmae.省藤属, 棕榈科。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Malay rotan, probably from raut 'pare, trim'.